Based on information from People Building Peace, Peace News, My Hero, and Sara Cameron's website.Adults are usually regarded as the leaders in working for peace and—for good reason, as many have made a tremendous difference. Yet children can make a tremendous difference, too. Farliz Calle is one...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Write the sixth Principle on newsprint if it is not posted Description of Activity Youth examine how the sixth Principle aligns with a real-world experience of taking a stand for justice. This situation is based on real...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Peaceful music, if desired, and audio player Preparation for Activity If you are using music, cue the music and test your equipment beforehand. Description of Activity Youth reflect on personal peace....

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Bias Cards Leader Resource 3, Scenarios Preparation for Activity Decide if the group is small enough to do the activity together or if they will break into groups....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Copy of the story "The Colombian Children's Peace Movement" Preparation for Activity Read the story until you are comfortable presenting it. Optional: Make copies of the story for youth to share and read along....

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Listening Instructions Newsprint and markers Preparation for Activity Leader Resource 1, Listening Instructions, has six instructions. Make enough copies of the resource to give half of the participants an instruction. Cut the...

Materials for Activity Handout 1, Oppression Continuum, or projected Justicemakers Guide, from Workshop 5 Handout 2, Ally Action 4 The returned handouts from Workshop 7 Pens or pencils Optional: Computer and large monitor or projector and screen Preparation for Activity If you are using the...

Were you able to model inner peace during the workshop? Did the workshop help youth grapple with the idea that peace is not an absence of conflict? How would you develop your own conflict resolution skills? Discussing this with your co-leader is a powerful way to grow as a Unitarian Universalist...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home for all participants Description of Activity Invite youth to stand in a circle and say one peace-building tool they are going to use in the next week. Thank first-time participants for their contributions to the group....

Materials for Activity Bulletin board or other method of display Tacks, tape or other means of attaching material Examples of peace building from newspapers, brochures, print out from websites, hand written notes, etc Preparation for Activity Talk with the congregation's religious educator to...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Write the chalice lighting words on newsprint and post. Description of Activity Gather youth in a circle. Welcome first-time participants.

There are many ways to approach the topic of peace. There is personal peace and the peace that reigns when everyone in a community works to resolve differences without violence. The latter is the vision we have of world peace. Peace is complex. Before helping youth understand the complexities,...

Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Are You Listening? 15 Activity 2: Story — The Colombian Children's Peace Movement 15 Activity 3: Viewing the World through Bias 20 Faith in Action: Building a Peace Display 30 Faith in Action: Allies, Phase 4 Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Meditation 15...

Peace begins with yourself, with the way you treat your family, your friends, your communities, your country - but it does not stop there. Peace that begins in the hearts of children can cover the whole world. — Mayerly, 14, Colombian Children's Movement for Peace This workshop asks youth to...

Scenario 1: You are a single mother with two children in elementary school. You work full-time as a sales clerk at The Gap. You make 14,250 dollars a year and have cash savings of 450 dollars. Scenario 2: You are a father with three children, ages 2, 4 and 6. You work full-time as a fire fighter,...

I want to be an ally to _____________________________________________. Phase 4: Date What action do you want to take? What resources or materials do you need and how will you get them? What hazards or risks are involved? What obstacles might you encounter and how will you overcome them? What...

Youth should rate their Abundance/Scarcity on a scale of 1 (scarce) to 5 (abundant) 1. Access to food 2. Freedom to make decisions about what you wear 3. Friends 4. Freedom to make decisions about how you use your time 5. Financial independence 6. Access to health care 7....

From the All Folk Tales website. Used with permission.A long time ago in the village of Ipetumodu, there lived a poor woman. This woman was so poor that she did not have any soup for her eba. The eba is a starchy paste made from cassava flour and it is rather unappetizing to eat all by itself.

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Family Scenarios Preparation for Activity Cut apart the scenarios in Leader Resource 1, Family Scenarios. Description of Activity This activity is based on an activity from Teaching Economics as if People Mattered: A High School...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity White tablecloth Candles Blank paper and markers Decadent snacks Rice crackers Pitcher of water Plates Preparation for Activity Divide the total number in your group by thirds to know how many will fit in each category. For example, if you have 12...